What happens if Marijuana is no longer classified as Schedule 1 Drug?

In early October, President Joe Biden granted a pardon to all people convicted previously of federal offenses of simple marijuana possession.

In that same statement, he called on the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General to begin reviewing how marijuana is scheduled under federal law.

Currently, cannabis/marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug, meaning it defined as having “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” This is the same designation given to LSD, heroin and ecstasy.

It’s also a designation that many marijuana researchers disagree with.